GameSpot has details on plans for DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, which
they say will be released for the PC and Xbox 360 editions on November 3, the
same day the game goes on sale, while the PS3 edition of the DLC will come later
in the month when BioWare's RPG is released for that platform. There will be no
fewer than three pieces of DLC, one being the previously announced free Blood
Armor, the second is The Stone Prisoner, free with new purchases of the game,
and the third is Warden's Keep, for which they have a teaser trailer. Here's
word on that:

BioWare today announced that Dragon Age: Origins will get
its first downloadable expansion on day one. Called the Warden's Keep, the DLC
will add a dungeon-based quest to the game along with six new abilities, a
variety of items, and a base where players can trade with merchants. It will
feature a supernatural storyline set in an ancient--and possibly
haunted--fortress once used as a redoubt by the Grey Wardens, the ancient order
at the center of Origins' main storyline. (A magic suit of Grey Warden armor
will be one of the items in the add-on.)

The Warden's Keep will be available for MSP 560 ($7) on Xbox Live Marketplace
and $7 on the PC on November 3. It will cost the same price on the PlayStation
Store when the PlayStation 3 version of Dragon Age goes on sale later in
November.

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BioWare has a dedicated team working on DLC. Why wasn't it included in the main game? Because the content wasn't nearly complete by the time the main game was locked and into QA, certification and manufacturing. The main game and Warden's Keep are in different stages of development and there is no way that WK could be released with the main game at this stage.

This is the bit that bothers me the most. I mean, I don't have a problem with content being available day one that wasn't able to be finished in time to be included on the disc. But then, that entire situation/explanation suggests that if it could've been finished in time it would've been included on the disc and thus (essentially) free. I just don't understand how you go from that to releasing it day one (or day really-low-number) for $5-$10.

I don't mind the free-with-new-game DLC much, but I am a little skeptical that it became DLC just because it wasn't ready in time.

However, the game itself sounds great and I hope this doesn't detract from that too much.